BTU Chair @averyarbaugh.bsky.social speaks at @demsocialists.bsky.social Convention's tenant movement panel, with @latenantsunion.bsky.social, @triangletenantunion.org, Greater Austin Tenant Organizing (GATO), Puget Sound Tenants Union, and NYC DSA's (@socialists.nyc) Tenant Organizing Working Group

Berkeley has a registry that tracks rents in all apartments built before 1995. For years rents shot up but since the housing boom of 2017 new leases have flatlined at $2,200 (not inflation adjusted) even as inflation, population & incomes skyrocketted www.berkeleyside.org/2025/05/01/b...

Join us Wednesday for a know-your-rights training and learn how to unionize your building with the Berkeley Tenants Union!

Big thanks to Berkeley Councilmember @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social for introducing and getting passed a city resolution last night that calls for: - $2 Billion in state funds for transit - A funding measure for transit in the Bay Area that comes from progressive funding sources!

Join us April 30 for a know-your-rights training and learn how to unionize your building with the Berkeley Tenants Union!

As of yesterday - the confirmed numbers of international students who received notice of visa revocations at each UC are: Twelve at UCLA Twelve at UC Davis Six at UC Berkeley Five at UC San Diego Five at UC Irvine Three at UC Santa Barbara Three at UC Santa Cruz

Bay Area Reporter @bayareareporter.bsky.social , our local LGBTQ newspaper, pulls no punches in its front page headline on how we feel about the Governor right now. The article also has quotes from state legislators condemning the Gav's hateful comments. issuu.com/bayarearepor...

Kidnapping an activist and jailing him in the middle of the night is a brazen act of authoritarianism. Punishing dissent by revoking legal status is a dangerous precedent to set.

Together we can push back against the illegal arrest & jailing of immigrants & the threat to everyone's rights. - Organize with groups in your community that are already doing the work on immigrants rights. - Ask your state & local leaders to do the same. - Contact your congress rep and Senators.

East Bay Stonewall Democrats is committed to fight for LGBTQ rights in CA's Bay Area and beyond. Proud to be on the board with @averyarbaugh.bsky.social , @brentblackaby.bsky.social , @queerspawn.bsky.social , @shayfrancoclausen.bsky.social and others! Join us at www.eastbaystonewalldemocrats.org

In a shocking turn of events, many of the people who said they wanted "free speech" actually just wanted to be the ones in charge of which speech is free.

This is what downtown Oakland looked like before the City Center urban renewal project demolished the neighborhood for an outdoor mall that's never been full in its lifetime. Was it worth it? No.

Here's the ADEM slate Cecilia and I are on! We've got a lot of young Dems like @averyarbaugh.bsky.social , Devin Murphy, and Cameron Sasai (who is Pinole mayor & on the WestCAT board) who've been leading the way on transit & housing.

I couldn't agree more. As legislators, trans people have so many issues we care about and want to pass policy on (infrastructure, housing, healthcare, etc.) But as TRANS legislators, we must first and foremost stand defiantly against the efforts of our government to eradicate our community.

If you are an ally, it is your duty to not sit by idly while this happens

The president can veto or support legislation. He can make recommendations to Congress. But he doesn't have the unilateral right to change laws. Trump has very little respect for the rule of law & our Constitution. He is moving us toward authoritarianism. We must stop him.

transition has been mostly DIY and community-organized since forever. when you're ready, figure out what you can offer and what you need. talk in real life, use signal, get creative, don't get caught. they can't break us in a way that matters!!!! I love you.

“Every single one of the traffic fatalities that we have seen in this city is preventable, and it is especially preventable through infrastructure,” -Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparra www.berkeleyside.org/2025/01/24/b...

This is the ethos of project 2025, dismantling the federal government by any means necessary

MOM SAYS SHE IS PROUD OF BOTH OF US EQUALLY

Well written thread by @trans.bsky.social Whatever storms may come, keep on shining on and may we all find our way to calmer seas 💓🏳️‍⚧️⛵

Telegraph For People has made its way to Bluesky! Join Berkeley students in the fight for public transit, affordable + equitable cities, bike + pedestrian safety, and a car-free Telegraph Avenue.

Tenant / Community Opportunity to Purchase Act laws give tenants & nonprofits the time to buy their homes when their landlord wants to sell. They can often pay full market price, but need more time to put together a deal vs. a private investor. This reduces risk of renovictions or rent increases.

It is illegal (and evil) for landlords to discriminate against, evict, harass, etc. Palestinian tenants Tenants in college housing are doubly protected via civil rights laws in education; eg schools (K-12 & higher ed) are legally (and morally) obligated to prevent harassment of Palestinian students

It's election season again! Knocking doors in Fruitvale for Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez (Oakland school board election this fall, supported by Oakland teachers), and Jovanka Beckles for State Senate (March 2024 primary). Moved recently? Re-register to vote at registertovote.ca.gov #Oakland #Election2023